Rogerio

Implementing
sustainable
mobility solutions
Rogério Carvalho Silva
Architect – President Adviser – BHTRANS
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The City
•Population of BH
2.4 million inhabitants
•Population of RMBH
5.7 million inhabitants
•6.3 million trips a day
•2.5 trips / inhabitants / day

Transport System
•Public transport by bus:
293 lines, 3 thousand buses, 1.8
million passangers/day
•Metropolitan train:
28 km, 19 stations, 200 thousand
passangers/day
•City car fleet:
1.5 million cars – BH + 1 million -
RMBH

City Strategic Planning
Vision 2030
Belo Horizonte: city of
opportunities, sustainable and with
quality of life
Ensure mobility and accessibility in
the urban environment through
integrated networks, transport
demand management and quality
of public transport services

(2013)
Inventory of greenhouse gases
emissions in BH
Distribution by Sectors (in
%)
The transportation
sector is responsible
for about 70% of the
total CO 2 emissions
Goal: to reduce the
greenhouse gases
emissions by 20%
until 2030
Fixed Units
Urban Rejects
Transport Sector

BH 2002/2012: increase in travels and
larger participation of the individual
modes*
2002: 2,7 millions of tpd
Buses
2012: 4,1 millions of
tpd
Buses
Cars
Motorcycles
Bicycles
Others
Cars
Motorcycles
Bicycles
Others
Mode Change
2002/2012
Buses - 8%
Cars + 116%
Motorcycl
es
+ 649%
Bicycles + 7%
Others + 154%
Total + 53%
* excluding walking trips
• The public transport had a strong loss over a
decade, falling from a 57.6 % share in 2002 to
34.6% in 2012
• The participation of cars rose from about 1/3
to about 50%, being the most widely used
modal in 2012

PlanMobBH – Starting Point
Unsustainable Tendencies
60
Average travel time in minutes
50
40
30
20
10
0
Coletivo Individual Nao motorizado Média geral
Public
Automobiles
Non Motorized
General Average

Fundamental Objectives of
PlanMobBH
Reduce the Number of Fatalities
in Traffic
Increase the percentage of trips
by foot (emphasis on trips up to
2km)
Reduce the Increased Trend of
Greenhouse Gases Emission
Increase the percentage of
bicycle trips (emphasis on trips
up to 8km)
Reduce the growth in the use of
individual transportation (auto
and motorcycle)
Increase the current number of
trips on public transport

The 4 pillars of the City Sustainable Urban
Mobility Plan (PlanMobBH)
Integration
between Land
Use Policy and
Transportation
Priority to
public
transport and
its continuous
improvement
Stimulation of
nonmotorized
modes of
transport
Encouraging a
more rational
and innovative
use of the car

Structuring initiatives for
sustainable urban mobility in BH
TOD Projects
Urban Operation ACLO
Regional Plans: New

Decrease in the number
of bus trips in the morning
peak hour
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
Structuring initiatives: MOVE, the
BRT of Belo Horizonte
23 km of exclusive lanes with two-way traffic, 5 integration stations at the
edges and 40 transfer station along the corridor, transporting about 500,000
Hospital
region
-54%
Downtown
Antonio
Carlos Av.
Cristiano
Machado
Av.
-32% -27% -25%
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
-40%
-50%
-60%
-70%
Travel
pass./day
time reduction in
the morning peak hour
-53% -45% -25% -20%
Number of passengers
per business day
550000
500000
450000
400000
350000
300000
250000
200000
4270
00
Projected
4850
00
Actual

BRT – Bus Rapid
Transit
and Exclusive lanes
for buses
Present status (2017)
• 23 km BRT;
• 12 km exclusive bus
lanes;
• 7 integration stations and
36 transference stations;
Forecast (2030)
• 150 km BRT;
• 54 km exclusive bus
lanes
• 11 integration stations.

Electric Bus (2018) • Test of electric
buses with a selfsufficiency
higher
than 250 km (each
charge) – 80% of an
average urban bus
route;
• Performance
evaluation.
• Operational costs

Stimulating nonmotorized
modes
Build a walking network
integrated with the public
transport and urban projects
that brings improvements for
pedestrians

30km/h Zones
Proposal for Downtown
Area • Reduction of car
speed in order to
guarantee the
pedestrians and
cyclists safety.
• The red patterned
areas indicate the
selection of regions
where the 30 zones
will be

Pedala BH –
Bike routes
project
Cycle infrastructure
implementation
plan:
• (2020): 411 km
• (2030): 1.000 km

Pedala BH – Bike routes
project
40 bycicle sharing stations in downtown Belo
Horizonte and near touristic spots.

Rational Use of Automobiles
Transportation demand management through coherence
and integration of measures and modes of transport,
resulting in a change of the predominant culture.
Incentive to transport
alternatives
Discouraging the use
of private transport
Mitigation potential
TOD
Public
Transportatio
n
Bicycle
Walking
Trip distance
Speed limit
reduction
Management
of parking
areas
Restriction of
circulation
areas
Start
Gradual
intensification
Triggers

Expected Results
50%
45%
40%
Modal Split (2012-
2030)
Traffic Jam Costs – R$
23,30
Billions
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030
Public:
planned
Public: trend
Coletivo - Planejado
Não Motorizado - Planejado
Individual - Tendencial
Private:
planned
Private:
trend
Individual - Planejado
Coletivo - Tendencial
Não Motorizado - Tendencial
Non-motorized:
planned
Non-motorized:
trend
14,20
10,29
11,12
9,09
6,94
5,665,45
3,35
1,891,60
0,29
2020 De 2021 From a 2025 De 2026 From a 2030 Total de From 2020 a
0 2021 to 2026 to 2020 2030to
2025
Trend
2030
Planned
2030
Net-gain

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Thank
You
Rogério Carvalho
Silva
rogecarv@pbh.go
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www.bhtrans.pbh.g
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Municipal plan for greenhouse gases
emissions reduction – PREGEE
Emissions projection (millions tCO2e/year)

Evolution of some Mobility
Indicators
Unsustainable Tendencies
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
Cars Fleet
Frota de Veículos
Demanda por Ônibus
Bus Demand
Population
População
Transit Accidents
Acidentes de Trânsito
50
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Structuring initiatives for
sustainable urban mobility in BH
MOVE: the BRT of
BH
23 km + 12
kilometers of
exclusive bus lanes
Pedala BH:
80km of bike lanes +
40 shared bike
stations
30 km/h zones:
attempt to keep road
traffic speed down
to a safe level
Less street parking
areas and more
quality space for
pedestrians